'Don't ask, don't tell' repeal

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Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), proponents of repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays in the military, acknowledged they were running out of time in a lame-duck Congress.

Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), proponents of repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays in the military, acknowledged they were running out of time in a lame-duck Congress. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)

Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), proponents of repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays in the military, acknowledged they were running out of time in a lame-duck Congress.